Posts

Casting for the lead in a major superhero movie is always an involved process. Usually there’s an extended audition period as the studio and filmmakers search to find the perfect person to fill the role, and then they all have to agree on who’s going to spearhead what they hope will be a successful and lucrative franchise. But when it comes to Superman, the casting process is evenmoredifficult. Not only must the actor filling the role physically look the part, but Superman is arguably the most iconic comics character in history – a bastion for good and hope and humanity....

With the advent of social media, any and all news–fake or otherwise–exists at our beck and call at a whim. That free-flowing information may keep us updated more quickly than ever before, but all too often it brings a boatload of bad vibes along with it. An antidote to that, as relevant today as it has been for decades, is the awards-worthy kids seriesMr. Rogers Neighborhood. So if you need a dose of nostalgia coupled with a cup of Feel Good, you’re going to love this new trailer for theFred Rogersdocumentary,Won’t You Be My Neighbor?...

The countdown toTaylor Sheridan’s next offering has begun. After setting up a string of western dramas that started withYellowstone,the creator is now presenting a spy thriller in the form ofSpecial Ops: Lioness. Featuring an A-list cast, the series will follow a young Marine recruited by the CIA to befriend the daughter of a power broker who has ties with terrorist groups. Now to tease fans further Paramount has unveiled new character posters....

When a divisive film likeCivil Warcomes along, it is worth appreciating, as the passionate discourse among the film community serves as a reminder that films are essential forms of media in a rapidly changing media and cultural climate. For a provocative filmmaker likeAlex Garland, apathy is the enemy of artistic success. If his recently released dystopian war thriller failed to trigger anger and frustration among a cohort of critics, then something went awry....

HellHouse LLCmay be about to close down, but the team behindthe underrated horror franchiseis ready to send it out with a bang. After four installments sent directly to video-on-demand or streaming services, directorStephen Cognettiis taking his latest and final film,Hell House LLC: Lineage, to theaters with help from Iconic Events Releasing. The film will arrive on the big screen in August, though an exact date has yet to be announced. Afterwards, it’s set to premiere exclusively on the franchise’s longtime streaming homeShudderin October,just in time for Halloween....

Soon we’ll see 10 islanders move into the villa forLove Island USA.Ariana MadixofVanderpump Rulesis going from guest to host of season 6 ofthe reality series. The teaser of the season shows a wide variety of singles who will hopefully find love or be at risk of going home. In the end,the couple who receives the most votes wins $100,000. The season premieres on Tuesday, June 11 on Peacock. New episodes will be released every day at 9 p....

The CW’s acclaimed superhero series,The Flash, will bring things to a thrilling conclusion. In the show’s four-part finale,Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen faces his greatest nemesis, Reverse-Flash (Tom Cavanagh), who has returned to the Central City to make the titular hero’s life a living hell once more. As the award-winning series is coming to an end, Cavanagh revealed that he has always known that he’ll return to the show one day to fight against The Flash and expressed his desire to tell Reverse-Flash’s story in a spin-off....

The Bosch universe might be shifting focus, but ifMaggie Qhas anything to say about it, the past isn’t going anywhere. In a new interview ahead ofBallard’s July 9 debut on Prime Video, Q teased thatBoschalums could make their way into the new series — as long as it serves the story. “I’m sure they want to move on and do different things in their career, but if any of them wanted to come on and support this effort, I would be all on board,” Q told Collider....

The world of television is an unpredictable one, but for writer, director, actor, and producerMatthew Shear(The Alienist), that uncertainty offered an opportunity. Shear took the time between seasons to focus his energy on something positive, drawing from his own experiences as an artist, as well as mental health, to pen his comedy,Fantasy Life. The movie stars Shear as Sam Stein, a 30-something paralegal coming to terms with life after being laid off....

Editor’s note: The below interview contains spoilers for the Murderbot finale. Over the course of Apple TV+‘sMurderbot, its titular character (endearingly played byAlexander Skarsgård) has fought against its two biggest desires — what it was programmed to do and what it really wants to be doing with its spare time. Despite hacking the governor module that forces it to obey any command its human clients may issue, this Security Unit, or “SecUnit,” initially finds a way to balance both the responsibility of protecting a small group of humans from Preservation Alliance while binge-watching episodes of its favorite “quality, premium entertainment,“The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon....

[Editor’s note: The following contains some spoilers for Season 7 Part 2 of Outlander.] While Season 7 Part 2 of the Starz seriesOutlanderis currently airing, the actors have alreadywrapped shooting the final seasonand said goodbye to a world they’ve been a part of bringing to life for the past 10 years. The second half of the season has seen Brianna (Sophie Skelton) searching for her kidnapped son in the ‘80s while Roger (Richard Rankin) found himself in 1739....

Quick Links Gran Turismois the most recent of several video game adaptations planned by Sony Pictures and PlayStation Studios. Given the $400 million financial success of theTom Holland-ledUnchartedfilm, another video game movie is an easy call. Based on the video game of the same name,Gran Turismowill join an array of PlayStation exclusives going from consoles to live-action, including major titles such as the zombie survival game,Days Gone,and the mythological epic,God of War....

If fans are unable to make it to one of Disney’s various theme parks this summer, they’ll still be able to get a taste of one of their most popular attractions with the upcoming filmHaunted Mansion, based upon one of the parks' staple rides. The film boasts an all-star cast includingDanny DeVito, who appears in a newly released image from the film as Bruce - a professor and paranormal enthusiast....